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MARIA NEWMAN
Compositions
2012 - 2013 Commissions

Scroll beneath "Commission Spotlights" for a listing of 2012/2013 Commissions
Commission Spotlight
COMMISION
S
POTLIGHT
2013
DF
TRANS
NEBRASKA
PLAYERS
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CANADIAN PREMIERE

June 2013, Toronto

The Trans Nebraska Players
MARIA NEWMAN'S
HAUNTED HOUSES
OF THE VIEUX CARRE

Tonal Pictures of
Famous
French
Quarter Mansions
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ce

 USA PREMIERE
 August 2013
New Orleans


Commission Spotlight
COMMISSION
S
POTLIGHT
2013
DF
MALIBU COAST
SILENT FILM
ORCHESTRA AND
PERCUSSION
ENSEMBLE

PREMIERED
INSIDE

HEARST CASTLE
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In Hearst's Private

Hilltop Theatre

March 8, 2013
San Simeon

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Photo Credit: Christopher M. Allport
MARIA NEWMAN'S
SHORT AND SPICY
SKITS
FROM THE
OTHER SIDE OF
HOLLYWOOD
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A.K.A. HEARST
CASTLE HOME

MOVIES


An Original Collaborative Score for the Charming
1924 Silent Shorts made by Hollywood Royalty,
as Guests of WR Hearst,

on a Wild Weekend
in San Simeon

COMMISSIONED BY
The San Luis Obispo
International Film Festival
and the Hearst Corporation



Commission Spotlight
COMMISSION
HIGHLIGHT

2013/2014
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SACRED VESPERS
FOR FLUTE CHOIR
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PREMIERED IN THE MAGNIFICENT
WASHINGTON STATE CAPITOL BUILDING ROTUNDA
January 5, 2013
January 4, 2014

 
COMMISSIONED AND PERFORMED BY THE
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
FLUTE CHOIR AND
ESTEEMED SOLOISTS

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H
AL OTT
M
USIC DIRECTOR
AND C
ONDUCTOR


Composition Spotlight
COMPOSITION
SPOTLIGHT
2012

NEWMAN AND HOSFELD
PERFORM IN
WASHINGTON D.C.


MARIA NEWMAN'S
APPALACHIAN DUETS
 AT THE

U
NITED STATES
C
APITOL BUILDING
April 19, 2012

Commission Spotlight
COMMISSION
S
POTLIGHT
2012
DF
ANNENBERG
FOUNDATION
COMMISSION

MARIA NEWMAN'S
Original Score for the
1927 Silent Film Masterpiece
ce
Q
UALITY STREET
Starring
Marion Davies

2012-2015 Commissions
COMMISSIONS
2012 and 2013

Title of Work/
Instrumentation

Mnemonics
Trio for Flute, Alto
Saxophone and Piano


As it is in Life
For Soprano Voice, Flute
(or Violin), Viola, Piano and
Silent 1912 Short Film


Duumviri Chamber Sonata
For Piano and Flute


Tender Hearts

For Violin, Viola, Piano
Percussion and Silent 1909
Silent Film

They Would Elope
For Piano Quartet, Percussion,
and Silent 1912 Short Film



Duumviri Chamber Concerto

For Flute and Chamber Orchestra


The Dream
For Orchestral Winds
Cello, Piano, Percussion
and Silent 1911 Short Film



Chorale & Celebration
(Christus Natus Est)
For Flute Choir


The Kate Shelley Story

For String Quintet, Prepared
Piano, Percussion & Speaker


As it is in Life

For Piano Quartet and
Silent 1912 Short Film

Sacred Vespers and
Ancient Airs
For Flute Choir


Hearst Castle Home Movies
Short and Spicy Skits from the
Other Side of Hollywood
For Piano Quartet, Percussion
and Silent 1924 Sh
ort Film

Les Grandes Valses
(Grand Waltzes)

for Two Violas and
Symphony Orchestra



The Haunted Houses of the
Vieux Carre
for Flute, Violin, Viola,
Cello and Piano




Cinderella 1914

For Chamber Orchestra,
Soprano Soloist and Silent
1914 Feature Film

Oscuro for String Trio




Poem
for Viola D'Amore



Pax
for Symphony Orchestra
and Solo String Ensemble

String Symphony




Concerto
for Violin
and Orchestra



M'Liss 1917 
for Chamber
Orchestra and 1917 Silent Film




CALENDAR
2012

Commissioning
Organization

Chamber Music Palisades
Los Angeles, CA USA



The Family of
Mary Lofdahl
Los Angeles, CA USA



Hal Ott, Distinguished Professor
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA USA

Malibu Friends of Music
Malibu, CA USA



Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble
Los Angeles, CA USA




Hal Ott, Distinguished Professor
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA USA



Sierra Summer Festival
35th Season Celebration
Mammoth Lakes, CA USA




International Flute Convention
Las Vegas, NV USA



The Downtown Community
Alliance for the 2012
Wonder of Words Festival
Des Moines, IA USA

Luther College in association
with Malibu Friends of Music


Central Washington University
Flute Choir; Hal Ott, Conductor
Ellensburg, WA USA


San Luis Obispo International
Film Festival/ SLO, CA USA
Hearst Corporation
San Simeon, CA USA


ORCHESTRA OMAHA
Kenneth Meintz, Music Director
Omaha, NE USA




Trans-Nebraska Players
Univ. of Nebraska at Linclon
Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney
International Flute Convention
New Orleans, LA USA
National Flute Meetings
Toronto, Ontario CANADA

Omaha Conservatory of Music
Omaha, NE USA




Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble for
the Jewish Music Commission,
Daniel Pearl Concert for Peace,
Los Angeles, CA USA

Adriana Zoppo, Distinguished
Soloist, Los Angeles, CA USA


Omaha Symphony Orchestra,
Omaha, NE USA

Omaha Conservatory Festival
Orchestra, Omaha, NE USA



River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Houston, TX USA



Malibu Friends of Music
Film Courtesy of the
Mary Pickford Library
Los Angeles, CA USA

CALENDAR
2012

Date of First Perfomance(s)/
Artist(s)


January 10, 2012
Delores Stevens, Piano
Susan Greenberg, Flute
Douglas Masek, Saxophone

February 13 & 14, 2012
Kris Wildman, Soprano
Hal Ott, Flute
Maria Newman, Viola
Wendy Prober, Piano

February 13 & 14, 2012
Wendy Prober, Piano
Hal Ott, Flute

March 24 & 25, 2012
Wendy Prober, Piano
Maria Newman, Violin
Scott Hosfeld, Viola

April 28 & 29, 2012
Wendy Prober, Piano
Maria Newman, Violin
Scott Hosfeld, Viola
Michael Fitzpatrick, Cello

June 17, 2012
Malibu Coast Chamber
Orchestra: Scott Hosfeld,
Conductor/ Hal Ott, Flute

August 9, 2012
Sierra Symphony Winds
Paula Hochhalter, Cello
MAHMA Percussion Project,
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor


August 9, 2012
International Flute Choir;
Hal Ott, Conductor


October 25 & 26, 2012
Luther Quintet
Miko Kominami, Piano


October 24, 2012
Murasaki Duo and Friends


January 5, 2013
CWU Flute Choir
Hal Ott, Conductor


March 8, 2013
Historic Hearst Castle
Private Theatre



April 14, 2013
Orchestra Omaha, Kenneth
Meints, Conductor/Maria
Newman & Scott Hosfeld,
Soloists


June 30, 2013
Canadian Premiere/
August 11, 2013
USA Premiere
Trans Nebraska Players



July 20, 2013
Omaha Cinema Orchestra
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor


October 20, 2013
Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble



March 30, 2014
Southern Baroque Festival
Adriana Zoppo, Viola D'more

April 6, 2014
Omaha Symphony Orchestra

July 19, 2014
Omaha Conservatory
Festival Orchestra,
David Barg, Conductor

September 27, 2014
Brian Lewis, Violin Soloist
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Alecia Lawyer, Music Director

June 21, 2015
Malibu Coast Silent
Film Orchestra,
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor


2014 and 2015 Premiere Dates/Arists are subject to change and/or cancellation